A cat in western Nebraska likely has a case of the plague, but state health officials say there’s little risk of it spreading to people. Dr. Jerry Upp, the Gering veterinarian treating the cat, said it’s the same disease as the Black Death of the Middle Ages but not quite as worrisome these days. Advances …

Hey evrybuddy, Skeezix heer. This summer, my Food Lady finely deesided I was old enuf for swimmin lessins, and sinse we have a big rektangle lake in our bakyard, swimmin lessins are importunt so I don’t get drownded. Even tho I never go owtside. In a couple of yeers I will probly even be advansed …

This article from Carolina Weekly may renew your faith in human nature and the power of purr: by Frank DeLoache HUNTERSVILLE Carol Fleming has lost a lot in the past year. She lost her husband, Abdullah, to cancer. She lost her job, her income and her home. And in June, she learned, for the third …